Doctor Archive

Id like to start out by saying that in every game ive ever played ive been a healer,i love bieng a healer, and im used to bieng a healer, But in this game, its so different i cant actually decide what to do,

For instance, i know that Combat medic poisens can get me through most PvP situations without a problem, and i know that Doctor buffs and cures can do the same, But, since im used to ranged healing, i went Combat Medic.
I know pretty much everything i need to know about combat medic, but im clueless as to the doctor proffesion, i need help deciding if i should A. become a combat medic/Doctor or B. Become a combat medic/ Pistoleer , I really cant decide, i like the idea of bieng a dedicated Uber healer, but Crafting and collecting resources constantly is just annoying,

I also like the idea of healing, and then shoving a blaster into somethings face and squeezing the trigger liberally, = ),

To make this worse i know that As a combat medic / Pistoleer i wont be using my pistol skills that much, BUT ,as a combat medic/ doctor a strong gust of wind will incap me if im caught with my pants down, and since i dont wear pants thats a pretty consistent problem,

Im really very much in need of some advice here, i tried Agent001's way of

"What works best for YOU?" ,since that seems to solve most skill problems, but this one really has me stuck in desert , (which really isnt a big problem since i live on tattoine)
But still,im starting to hit that skill point crunch .(after 4 months,how depressing..) and im also playing pretty regularly now, so i need to know what im going to do.

Please help me!

If you like beeing a healer but still wanna be able to fight plus you also don't really wanna depend on other players to get resources then follow this path:

Master Doc / Master TKA / Artisan -> Survey I

I wouldn't advice to become Master Doc and Master Combat Medic because each proffesion uses different kinds of resources when you want to start making the high quality stuff. I know that when you're a Master Doc / Master CM you still have enough skill points to attain Survey I which is good because you can still get your own resources.

My personal believe is that it's gonna be hell this way because if you really wanna be an uber Doc and uber CM you need resources from at least 6 different planets. That way you're always travelling back and forth in order to get what you need.

A TKA however doesn't need an resources to be able to kick ass.

Docs have awesome powers. Hell, I went into battle with 15 friends and kept them alive all the way. Who needs area stims? Area stims are for people who are going into a fight without a plan of attack.

Last night I went on a hunt with 2 other ppl and a couple of pets. I enhanced all their enhanceable pools (all pools but mind pools). We attacked groups of beasts with 10K HAMs, opposing faction NPCs with 8k HAMs. We never needed to use a stim.

So eventhough Combat Medics have marvelous powers too, I'd rather keep following the path I'm on now because I still able am to actually play the game instead of attending my harvesters 60-80% of my online time.